Minnesota · Public charity
International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation
The mission of the foundation is to engage in charitable and educational activities relating to the law and legal education in the united states and throughout the international legal community. In furtherance of this mission, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations and initiatives focused on:1. Cultivating the rule of law and…
- $295k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $260k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $10M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $260k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $315k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $258k | 36% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $290k | 38% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $271k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $362k | 56% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $243k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $154k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Academy of Trial Lawyers | $772,111 | 9 | 23% |
| Vecina | $250,000 | 5 | 31% |
| The National Judicial College | $220,000 | 8 | 1% |
| National Institute for Trial Advocacy | $137,400 | 7 | 0% |
| Polaris Project | $120,000 | 7 | 0% |
| A Sense of Home | $80,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Public Justice Center Inc | $75,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Survivor Ventures Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 2% |
| World Justice Project | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Homeboy Industries | $40,680 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Academy of Trial Lawyers | $772,111 | 9 | 23% |
| Vecina | $250,000 | 5 | 31% |
| The National Judicial College | $220,000 | 8 | 1% |
| National Institute for Trial Advocacy | $137,400 | 7 | 0% |
| Polaris Project | $120,000 | 7 | 0% |
| A Sense of Home | $80,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Public Justice Center Inc | $75,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Survivor Ventures Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 2% |
| World Justice Project | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Homeboy Industries | $40,680 | 3 | 0% |
| Innocence Project New Orleans | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc C/O the Organization | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Alfred Friendly Foundation | $35,000 | 2 | 10% |
| National Association of Women Judges | $34,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Eden Centers | $32,100 | 2 | 2% |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kellermann Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal | $20,300 | 1 | 5% |
| New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Nita Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($60k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation
- How much does International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation give?
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation reported 9 itemized grants totaling $260,000, out of $295,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (78%), International (8%), Human Services (7%).
- Who are International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: International Academy of Trial Lawyers ($772k), Vecina ($250k), The National Judicial College ($220k).
- Does International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation based?
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation is based in MN.
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